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The Atlanta rapper discusses his role in Def Jam: Icon.

By Spence D.

Rap music loyalists are well familiar with the name Young Jeezy. The Atlanta bred MC's rich baritone swagger and street-wise flamboyance made him a household name back in 2005 when his debut platter, Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 slammed into aural receptors the world over. He brought even more game the second time around with 2006's The Inspiration: Thug Motivation 102. Now, in 2007, Jeezy is really bringing the game. Videogame, that is.

With the release of EA's Def Jam: Icon, Jeezy will be taking his music and persona to the digitized streets, allowing every kid in the world the opportunity to fight, scrapple, and tussle with or as the Snowman.

Spence D. caught up with Jeezy to discuss his involvement in the game.

IGN Music: Are you a big gamer?

Young Jeezy: Naw, naw.

IGN Music: Then what got you involved in Def Jam: Icon if you're not really that big of a gamer?

Young Jeezy: You know, I mean it's the opportunity to be a gamer. I was like 'Sh!t, there's no other way to learn how to play than using yourself, right?'

IGN Music: Right on. So, exactly how did you get involved then? Given that you're on the Def Jam label, I am guessing that had a little something to do with it, right?

Young Jeezy: Yeah, yeah. They reached out to me. I thought it was an opportunity, so I just dove in. I felt it was something good.

IGN Music: I know you had to do some laser scanning. I spoke with Fat Joe about it recently and he said it totally sucked. What was it like on your end?

Young Jeezy: I mean it was different. I can't even front. It was some sh!t to where it was very time consuming. I will say that [laughs]. It was just some sh!t where you just had to go with the flow, you know what I mean? It was more sohow can I say it? When I go in and do my music I kind of know what I'm doing. With this it was kind of like I had to sit back and do whatever they were telling me to do, which is something I don't normally like to do.

IGN Music: Instead of being in control of your own artistic endeavors you were pretty much at the control of somebody else, eh?